Failures to comply with adjudication timetables and breaches of natural justice
George Boddy discusses what can be done when parties fail to comply with adjudication timetables.
George Boddy
Senior Associate
George has experience of a wide variety of construction and engineering disputes.
Specialist expertise
Examples of George’s experience include:
- advising a number of contractors in respect of disputed compensation events on live tunnelling projects, in which the amounts in dispute range from £35 million to £175 million;
- acting for a global interior fit-out contractor in connection with claims brought against it involving allegations of defective workmanship and design;
- acting for various main contractors in relation to a number of adjudications arising out of various major road and railway infrastructure projects;
- acting for a contractor joint venture in a multi-million-pound framework contract dispute with a major water and utilities company, which settled after the adjudication hearing;
- acting for a subcontractor in relation to series of disputes concerning delays, defects and payment in relation to the design and installation of a cladding system;
- acting for a private school in connection with the successful defence of a smash and grab adjudication brought by a large UK contractor in connection with major building and refurbishment works at the school;
- acting for a main contractor in connection with TCC proceedings brought against it which included allegations of non-compliant cladding and other fire stopping issues in relation to 16-storey accommodation in London;
- acting for a main contractor in connection with a series of adjudications with the employer arising out of the construction of a new skyscraper in the Nine Elms redevelopment area in South London; and
- advising an M&E subcontractor on the termination of their NEC3 subcontract with the main contractor in relation to a major underground rail project in London.
Other activities
George has written articles on a range of construction law issues and is a regular contributor to the Fenwick Elliott Blog.
Memberships/positions
George’s memberships/positions include:
- member of TECSA.
Academics
George graduated from Durham University in 2010 with a First Class degree in History before converting to law. George obtained a distinction in his Graduate Diploma in Law in 2011 and the Dickinson Dees prize for the most outstanding student performance. George also obtained a distinction in his Legal Practice Course.